nucmednet Chapter 1144 Master Jiexian
Chapter 1144 Master Jiexian
"Zhenxuan, you are really hurting my heart..."
"Your Highness..." Zhang Zhenxuan didn't really want to, but His Highness the King of Chu always played abstract games with him, especially when they were talking about serious topics: "Your Highness... is..."
"Okay, you don't need to explain." As a great patriarch, His Royal Highness Prince Chu decided not to bother about these trivial matters: "I understand."
"Isn't this...right?" Zhang Zhenxuan always felt that behind the tolerance and generosity of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, there was some unspeakable secret: "Your Highness, when did you become so easy to talk to?"
"That's you!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said unhappily, "Why don't you try someone else?"
"What if it was Mr. Dou..." Zhang Zhenxuan knew how to find the weak spot.
"If it's Uncle Dou... I would definitely be more willing to talk to him..."
"Where is His Highness Sizi?"
"You're not done yet?!"
"Alas... Your Highness? Your Highness! I know I was wrong..."
"That's more like it." Seeing that Zhang Zhenxuan finally gave in, His Royal Highness the King of Chu also put down his boots, and then while putting on his boots, he continued to return to the previous topic and showed his back-up plan to the other party: "The existence of aristocratic families has largely blocked the path for ordinary people to advance, so this king wants the Tang Dynasty to hold an imperial examination like the former Sui Dynasty to select the best for the country.
But this move will undoubtedly lead to opposition from the nobles. Well then, I will first bring out representatives such as the Five Surnames and Seven Families and publicly dismember them, kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and deter those guys who are not going to obey.
In this way, the rest of the people will be obedient.
Of course, a wise king like me must know the principle of 'courtesy before force', so before actually taking action, I will go to Chang'an and call all the heads of those families to the Eagle's Beak Cliff of Yushan Mountain for another meeting.
Well, although I am revisiting the old place, I am no longer the same as before!" After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu also put on his boots: "Hehe, it's interesting to think about it!"
"Your Highness, what if the Five Surnames and Seven Families refuse to cooperate?" Zhang Zhenxuan thought about it and felt that the biggest problem of this matter still lies with the Five Surnames and Seven Families.
"Then don't blame me for using the 'first conspiracy of all time' - the Enfeoffment Order!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his eyebrows: "If they are unwilling to contribute to the country this time, then I will not be polite - what does a thousand-year foundation matter? Can it withstand the greed of human nature?
This prince does not believe that if the family property is changed to be inherited by the eldest, second and third branches, and there is no need to pass it down for another generation, they will quarrel among themselves. "
"Your Highness, you are almost forcing them to rebel." Zhang Zhenxuan paused for a moment, then he said in an affirmative tone: "You are forcing them to rebel."
"That can't be helped." His Royal Highness the King of Chu shrugged and said, "This king has been destined to work hard all his life. Look, there are only a few enemies left around the Tang Dynasty. There is not a single one who can fight...
Sigh... Whenever I think of this, I suddenly feel like I am standing proudly at the top and am invincibly lonely..."
"..." After listening to what His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said, Zhang Zhenxuan wanted to say, why don't we go to Chang'an for a stroll, but then... he held back. After all, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was not unable to do so, but was unwilling to do so.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhenxuan sighed, and then said to His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "Your Highness, I think when the situation really comes to this final step, we might as well add one more thing - whoever of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes opposes first, no matter what the final outcome is, we will destroy that family!
This also cut off their last hope of unity.
In addition, I think for Wang Hanzhang's sake, you might as well ask him to hint to the new head of the Taiyuan Wang family to be more tactful and not to get too close to the knife before the ceremony officially begins."
"Well, Zhenxuan, your suggestion is very much to my liking!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded and said, "Let's do as you say!"
Sometimes, the process of making earth-shaking decisions is so simple and casual.
However, far away in the Central Plains, the heads of the Five Surnames and Seven Families and Shandong Aristocrats, who were looking at His Majesty Li II and worried about whether he would perform the Fengshan ceremony next, did not know that a sharp sword named "Chu Man King" was hanging over their heads and could fall at any time, bringing about a bloody storm...
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Two days later, while on the march, His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly received a message from Yuwen Qing ahead: two Indian monks wanted to see him and Master Xuanzang.
"Hmm? This is new." Riding on the Black Evil Horse, having just swallowed a handful of wild dates presented by Aya, King Chu was in a good mood: "Bring the people here!"
"Yes!" The Tibetan soldier who was responsible for delivering the message immediately rode his horse to the front upon hearing the words.
After a while.
"teacher?!"
"Xuanzang!" The old monk responded to his disciple's call in the upright Tang Dynasty dialect.
"Brother!"
"Wait a minute, you three..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu first glanced at Master Xuanzang, then glanced at the old monk opposite him, and... the young monk who called Master Xuanzang "brother": "Is this a reunion of old friends?"
"Your Highness, this is my mentor in Tianzhu, named Master Jiexian. The one next to him is my junior fellow apprentice, named A Luo." After introducing his teacher and junior fellow apprentice to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Master Xuanzang turned to introduce his own head of the family to the latter: "Teacher, junior fellow apprentice, this is His Royal Highness the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty, and also my new head of the family."
“Amitabha…” Upon hearing this, the old monk put his hands together and bowed slightly to His Royal Highness the King of Chu: “Great Uncrowned One, Honorable Hero King, I have been waiting for you for many years…”
When Master Jiexian said this, not only A Luo, who was standing next to him and bowing to Li Kuan with him, was stunned, but even Master Xuanzang, who was smiling on his face, and Yuan Tiangang and Zhang Zhenxuan, who had sneaked up to the side of His Highness the King of Chu to take on the responsibility of guarding him, were also stunned.
The Uncrowned One, the Hero King?!
What kind of explanation is this?!
Master Jiexian saw that more and more Dou family retainers were gathering around him, especially a little girl who looked innocent and cute. The pressure she brought to him was actually not much less than that of the young Taoist priest standing next to the Hero King. "Sixty years ago, when I was cultivating in the Great Snow Mountain, I met the Purple Robe Taoist from Longhu Mountain who happened to be in the snow mountain to collect herbs. At that time, we had a good chat and I helped him a little. The Taoist gave me twelve copper coins for divination and taught me some fortune-telling skills as a reward."
When Master Jiexian said this, a sadness suddenly appeared in his eyes. He sighed slightly and looked at the silent Prince of Chu: "So, Prince of Chu, more than ten years ago, when my old friend passed away, I knew about your existence..."